Air India's wide-body fleet to increase by 30% by March 2024: CEO
Business Standard|July 22, 2023
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DEEPAK PATEL
Air India's wide-body fleet to increase by 30% by March 2024: CEO

Air India's wide-body fleet will increase by 30 per cent by March 2024 as the airline plans to add six new A350 aircraft, five leased B777-200LR planes and nine B777-300ER aircraft during this financial year, its chief executive officer (CEO) & managing director (MD) Campbell Wilson said on Friday.

Air India has a total 125 planes 51 wide-body planes and 74 narrow-body in its fleet, according to aviation analytics firm Cirium. The airline had in 2022 leased a total of 42 planes: four narrow-body A321neo, five wide body B777-200LR, six wide body B777-300ER and 27 narrow body A320neo. The delivery of the leased planes is expected by June 2024.

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